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Dave and Sheila Blanco sit in front of daughter Carli's piano and other memorial objects at home in Hegewish IL. 14 year old daughter Carli, battling depression and subject of bullying, committed suicide in early April 2017. Dave's shirt spells Carli's name using the Periodic Table of the Elements, which Carli, very interested in science and art, had memorized. The light in the hallway behind them comes from Carli's room, which remains as it was left tghe day she died. The top left photograph behind them is of Carli. Other images feature their older daughter. For the Chicago Reader.